Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To a Lady and Her Children, on the Death of Her Son and their Brother."
by Phillis Wheatley
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
Tom figures out the location of Jim. Huck and Tom come up with a plan to free Jim.
"Daih ’s a moughty soothin’ feelin’"
A traditional poem/song about Christmas.
The Mock Turtle and Gryphon demonstrate a dance for Alice. As the Mock Turtle finishes his song, Alice is whisked away.
"Oh, de grubbin’–hoe ’s a–rustin’ in de co’nah,"
Farther in summer than the birds
A merchant’s son spends his inheritance frivolously. He is lucky enough to get a present from a friend - a flying trunk. He uses the trunk to meet a princess, and to try to impress her. He tells the sultan and sultana a story, which pleases them. He puts on a fireworks display to impress all the people, but doesn’t consider the consequences.
"IN the greenest of our valleys"
"You kin talk about yer anthems"
The prince wedges himself in the hole and is nearly drowned and unconscious when the princess saves him from his dark fate.
The many members of the Bird family return home to visit during the holidays.
"Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one!"
A Jay ties peacock feathers to his tail to appear more grandiose. The peacocks plucked away the feathers. The jays would not accept him back saying it takes more than fine feathers to make fine birds.
The king of beasts, the Lion, makes an effort to bring peace between all of the birds and beasts over which he has reign. Having completed his ruling, one of the animals has a comment. This fable has a surprise ending.
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
First a farmer chases cranes out of his field. When they keep returning he shoots rocks at them with a sling shot. If words don’t work you must fight.
These are the days when birds come back
"Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill,"
"“In the fight at Brandywine, Black Samson, a giant negro armed witha scythe, sweeps his way through the red ranks….”"
The author is witness to a mockingbird's supper.
"Oh, who would be sad tho’ the sky be a–graying,"
A count's son uses his newfound talents to become successful.
A poem describing the story of a wine pitcher as used in ancient days
The narrator describes the moonlit nights leading up to March and thereafter.